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Morse Mid

Q: Is Morse Mid a good school?

Morse Mid ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Morse Mid?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Morse Mid.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Morse Mid?

Students at Morse Mid are 71% African American, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Morse Mid attend?

Students who attend Morse Mid usually go on to attend Audubon Technology and Communication High

Public Grades 6-8

590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Morse Mid is a public middle school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 416 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Morse Mid has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating for most of that time.

Morse Mid's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.65% of 6th graders, 19.32% of 7th graders, and 22.43% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.66%, 53.59%, and 53.97%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 6.96% to 13.64% across the grades, compared to the state averages of 52.98% to 55.53%. Morse Mid also has a lower four-year graduation rate and higher dropout rate than the state average, as well as extremely high chronic absenteeism rates.

Interestingly, Morse Mid's English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed relatively well compared to other student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin middle schools for ELL students in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance data shows significant racial disparities, with African American and Hispanic students performing significantly worse than their Asian and White peers. Nearby schools, such as Whitefish Bay Middle, Longfellow Middle, and Steffen Middle, are all high-performing schools in the top 10-15% of Wisconsin middle schools, highlighting the significant challenges faced by Morse Mid.

383

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,926

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6700 N 80th St
Milwaukee, WI 53223

(414) 393-3500

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Morse Mid usually attend:

High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	King International
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
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	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Feeder schools for Morse Mid:

Elementary:	Carson Academy
	Congress Elementary
	Eighty-First Street Elementary
	Emerson Elementary
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	Fifty-Third Street Elementary
	Grantosa Drive Elementary
	Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.3%

Asian:

12.3%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (15% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg54%

590^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Middle Schools in the Milwaukee School District

415^th of 426Milwaukee School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	590 of 628	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	609 of 641	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	603 of 640	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	585 of 617	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	559 of 613	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	556 of 594	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	540 of 579	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	573 of 612	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	571 of 609	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	542 of 612	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	535 of 585	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	511 of 569	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.6	446 of 559	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	450 of 549	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.1	388 of 539	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.5	343 of 521	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	388 of 519	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.1	214 of 366	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.9	206 of 382	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.6	152 of 332	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.8	147 of 324	54.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	90 of 117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	92 of 118	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	91 of 130	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	87 of 125	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	90 of 134	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	68 of 127	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	80 of 88	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	92 of 95	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.1	89 of 91	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	42 of 178	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	117 of 173	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	107 of 170	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	543 of 573	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	542 of 580	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	539 of 579	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	539 of 576	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	528 of 574	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	520 of 557	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	520 of 551	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	224 of 237	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	226 of 239	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	226 of 229	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	153 of 225	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.1	206 of 209	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	497 of 509	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	512 of 520	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	510 of 525	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	510 of 522	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	486 of 499	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	474 of 487	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	473 of 489	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	538 of 577	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	565 of 585	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	568 of 591	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	557 of 577	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	529 of 572	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	516 of 557	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	507 of 551	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	6.0	126 of 126	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	377 of 414	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	399 of 425	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	336 of 439	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	377 of 421	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	411 of 437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	395 of 414	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	391 of 417	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+70 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies23%-39 vs state

English Language Arts19%-35 vs state

Science14%-36 vs state

Mathematics9%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morse Mid	Public	6-8	6700 N 80th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3500	383	18	21.1	79.6%	11 (2.9%)	273 (71.3%)	24 (6.3%)	47 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.7%)	4.5	590^th of 628 public middle schools	6.1%		3.1	609^th of 641 public middle schools	5.0%	19			15.7	19.3	22.4			7.0	13.6	7.5		23.4		14.0	$12,926	$2,624	$10,302
Glen Hills Middle	Public	4-8	2600 W Mill Rd	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 351-7160	483	44	11.1	38.9%	184 (38.1%)	167 (34.6%)	62 (12.8%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.8%)	56.7	291^st of 628 public middle schools	53.7%		50	360^th of 641 public middle schools	43.8%	69	35.2	46.1	63.0	48.4	51.2	43.2	46.1	56.0	57.1	51.2	51.1	66.3	36.4	52.3	$18,196	$461	$17,735
Maple Dale School	Public	4-8	8377 N Port Washington Rd	Fox Point	53217	Milwaukee County	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7380	224	23	9.8	1.3%	152 (67.9%)	19 (8.5%)	24 (10.7%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	90.5	22^nd of 628 public middle schools	96.5%		90.2	23^rd of 641 public middle schools	96.4%	1	66.7	74.4	81.1	67.4	85.4	78.4	71.8	81.1	79.1	87.5	84.3	89.6	72.6	77.1	$17,829	$649	$17,180
Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	11100 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2600	570	48	11.9	33.2%	257 (45.1%)	158 (27.7%)	68 (11.9%)	35 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.8%)	49.5	353^rd of 628 public middle schools	43.8%		54.3	314^th of 641 public middle schools	51.0%	39			50.5	49.2	51.4			46.3	45.2	47.5		69.5		54.2	$12,004	$484	$11,519
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	7600 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2400	782	50	15.7	18.3%	546 (69.8%)	93 (11.9%)	55 (7.0%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.8%)	86.5	45^th of 628 public middle schools	92.8%		81.8	72^nd of 641 public middle schools	88.8%	27			76.7	72.9	72.8			77.9	72.1	73.9		84.1		75.9	$11,869	$328	$11,539
Steffen Middle	Public	6-8	6633 W Steffen Dr	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4706	418	31	13.3	14.8%	314 (75.1%)	27 (6.5%)	32 (7.7%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	84.4	60^th of 628 public middle schools	90.4%		83.7	61^st of 641 public middle schools	90.5%	1			71.1	69.1	74.4			75.0	70.5	76.2		88.5		68.5	$12,960	$197	$12,763
Andrew S Douglas Middle	Public	6-8	3620 N 18th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8200	106	8	13.2	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	99 (93.4%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	1.4	623^rd of 628 public middle schools	0.8%		1.4	635^th of 641 public middle schools	0.9%	12			4.4	8.7	6.7			2.2	0.0	0.0		14.3		0.0	$15,697	$2,861	$12,837
Whitefish Bay Middle	Public	6-8	1144 E Henry Clay St	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-6800	612	45	13.6		463 (75.7%)	29 (4.7%)	34 (5.6%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	93.5	8^th of 628 public middle schools	98.7%		92.2	17^th of 641 public middle schools	97.3%	9			85.7	89.6	84.2			84.8	88.1	81.6		87.2		78.6	$12,394	$515	$11,879
North Middle	Public	6-8	N88W16801 Main St	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 255-8450	804	58	13.9	18.9%	542 (67.4%)	70 (8.7%)	56 (7.0%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.2%)	73.5	136^th of 628 public middle schools	78.3%		67.1	198^th of 641 public middle schools	69.1%	62			60.7	64.8	57.6			61.0	71.2	73.1		74.7		66.1	$11,954	$432	$11,522
Bayside Middle	Public	5-8	601 E Ellsworth Ln	Milwaukee	53217	Milwaukee County	Fox Point J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 247-4201	340	32	10.5	8.8%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	23 (6.8%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.5%)	94.4	6^th of 628 public middle schools	99.0%		93.4	11^th of 641 public middle schools	98.3%	5		87.4	89.2	92.6	85.2		92.0	88.0	92.6	84.0		85.2		80.3	$17,219	$514	$16,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Morse Mid

Is Morse Mid a good school?

Morse Mid ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What district is Morse Mid in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Morse Mid?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Morse Mid.

What is the racial makeup of Morse Mid?

Students at Morse Mid are 71% African American, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

What high school do graduates of Morse Mid attend?

Students who attend Morse Mid usually go on to attend Audubon Technology and Communication High

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